Facebook is Delusional
Moira Burke, Facebook Research Scientist, via No Agenda [https://overcast.fm/+BVlAvM7c/44:57]: > “People are often surprised to learn that we have a large group of researchers here at Facebook with backgrounds in fields like social psychology, communication, and anthropology.” > “Writing a comment on a friend’s
The Book Hiding in Your Blog
Patrick Rhone [http://www.patrickrhone.net/theres-a-book-in-your-blog/]: > "Derek Sivers is writing a book about surviving in the music industry right in plain sight. Every post he’s made to his blog in the past several weeks is a chapter around this topic. > I not only have done
A Free Mini Scheduling Course
> "As soon as I have a schedule, I can fail." Amen. This is the best reason/admission I've ever heard from someone scared about scheduling. It's also the best reason I've ever heard to make scheduling a part of your life.
This Quote Scares the Hell Out of Me
> "Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and especially on their children than the unlived life of the parent.” — Carl Jung This quote freaks parents out. Google it and read about heads exploding. Parents love to beat themselves up about their choices. Couple this with the
Being Accountable for a New Habit
I wrote at the beginning of the year about establishing habits instead of making resolutions (you don't hear much about resolution anymore do you?). I wrote that because I started a habit back then and wanted to see if I could keep it going six weeks. Why six
Evaluating Apps for My Next Book
I wrote a few years ago [https://www.cjchilvers.com/blog/new-book/] about the apps I was using to build the A Lesser Photographer book. The challenge was compiling the 400 or so blog posts into one book. Since then, I've posted another 500-ish blog posts. That makes
The Ad Model Reckoning Is Upon Us
Newsweek editor Gersh Kuntzman [https://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek-editors-blast-executive-to-his-face-what-youre-doing-is-bullshit-you-dont-understand-journalism/] to Newsweek Media Group interim Chief Content Officer Johnathan Davis: > “So you should be honest with everybody in this room: Are we running a money laundering operation? Are we evading taxes? You need to tell us that because we can’
In the Unlikely Event of Whitespace
I'm learning to schedule better. One of the things I've learned is to build in enough space to compete a task and then add a little padding. I should almost never be surprised by something taking longer than I thought, and often be surprised by something
"We Need Publishers"
Seth Godin in his other blog, The Domino Project [https://www.thedominoproject.com/2018/01/shift-real-forever-books-numbers.html] : > “As always, books have always been a long tail business, but now more than ever. The bestselling book of the year will likely be read by fewer than 1% of the people
IBS Saved My Life
I’m a mess. I don’t know anyone, who’s honest, who isn’t a mess. It’s the mess that forms us far more than any successes. Like about 10% of males my age, I have IBS [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irritable_bowel_syndrome]. I’ve been